Show 4 V 4 J MINES AND MINING The rho heaviest land blast ever set oil of Ja n n the United States recently released more than tons of cement rock I d limestone at Bath Dath Me Ie A million cubic cubic- yards of excavation is II equivalent to a cube having sides aides yards long or to a ba bauk of earth eartha a yard square and miles long Shipments of ore oro from the tho Peacock mine at Ogemaw Idaho commenced last week and will continue now during dur duro ing the tho season via 13 and CounciL Coun Coun- cil cli At a cost to mine owners of about a school for tor the education of ot mine rescuers has been e established at Atherton in the tho Lancashire dl district ills dis Three hundred men are working on tile the new flew new smelter seeking to place the tho smelter in shape for tor blowIng blowing blow blow- ing lug in by tho first of the coming month After Arter an Idle period stretching over sixty days day or so 0 the Ingot Gold Mines lInes company is making preparations to resume resume re re- sume sumo operations on its property at Mercur During the tho week Just closed a total of sh shares res of ot stock with a sellIng selling sell sells ing lug value of changed hands on the Salt Lake Mining l ex ex- ex change Roy Boggs of Baker City superintendent superintendent of the old Peacock mine near Council Idaho has recently employed an additional force Corce of ot men and loads of ot oro ore are being hauled to Council twice a week The Pittsburg company's big mill at Blair Nev Nov Is grinding out gold bullion at the rate of a month and a clean profit of per month from the operation of mine and mill mm is being made It has already been demonstrated that Payette Idaho is In a gas belt and It seems more than probable that oil in abundance will be found In the well that Is being drilled here when greater depth has been attained Australia has a complete perfect petrified forest Apparently in some remote age while the trees were in In- full vegetation an upheaval of ot nature burled them In sand which turned them to stone in the years that fol fol- lowed There is an inclination In western circles to anticipate lower copper prices before the end of the present year some expecting the red metal to drop below 12 cents even to 11 cents per pound The statistical position of copper however appears to be strong The Consolidated Mercur Gold Gola Mines company at Mercur Utah Isnow Isnow is isnow now producing from to in bullion per month but owing to the large expenditures each month and th margin of pf profit In treating l low w grade grad gold ores ores ores' r s pr profits ii fits do not pile up as quickly as one would think For the first time this year the production production pro pro- of copper in Arizona in June exceeded last years year's figures amountIng amountIng amountIng amount- amount Ing t to pounds as compared with pounds last year Utah also comes forward with now high figures of pounds as against about pounds for June a year ago The Shoshone Montgomery company Is making between and per month the mill being fed on ore coming from the foot level Work Worle Is going forward towards the ore on the foot root level and the station is already cut on the level DriftIng Drifting Drift Drift- ing will be started at once on the for the ore had above The plant of the Algoma Steel company company com corn pany a subsidiary of the Lake Superior Superior Su Su- Su- Su perlor corporation was shut down last week without previous announcement The officials refuse to give any reason for closing Hard times in Canadian steel circles caused the plant to close once before this year More than 1000 men are thrown out of work Red Butte the new Humboldt county coun ty Nevada camp which is rich In Ingold Ingold ingold gold silver and copper and has a future of brightest promise enjoys tho the distinction and advantage of two charming ladles ladies having entered tho the field eld of promotion In its behalf They are Mrs Kate Anderson Bridewell-Anderson and Mrs Christine Ejelly of Oakland H. 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Rogers at a meeting of the tho Amalgamated Copper comp company ny declared declared de do dared that people generally were taking tak talc ing a more hopeful view of the situa situa- tion The danger point has been passed and people are more Inclined toward optimism That there has been Improvement in business Is evident evi ovi- ovi dent but the recovery to normal conditions conditions con con- will be slow Information has reached Boise from froma a reliable source that the famous Gold lull Hill and Iowa mines at Quartzburg Quartzburg Quartz Quartz- burg are aro to be reopened land and an extensive extensive ex ox campaign of ot new development undertaken The output of the property property property prop prop- erty Is authentically reported at 3 In almost the tho geographical center of Texas Is a. a remarkable mound known as Baringer hill from which aro are obtained more moro than a dozen kinds of rare earth metal minerals Including Including including ing some needed in electric lights the tho supply of or which Is growing exceedingly exceeding exceeding- ly scarce Th The new townsite of Mason City Nevada has all been surveyed platted platted platted plat plat- ted and cleared but no effort Is being belne made mado to sell lots tots in it Recently ground was broken for tor a new hotel botel building and this will wUl be bo completed and opened to tho the public Just as soon as possible Silver Is toda today selling at 53 cents an ounce comparing with tho the recent low point of 52 cents There Thero Is Isan Ison isan an on round all improvement In both price and demand and the tho future futura seems Beems bright says the bullion manager man man- ager of ono one of the largest concerns ID Is hIew ew cw York j I- V |